Compete America is a coalition of corporations, educators, research institutions and trade associations committed to ensuring that the United States has the talent necessary for continued innovation, job creation and economic expansion in a worldwide economy. http://www.competeamerica.org/ In a letter to all Members of Congress, Compete America today urged immediate action to fix the broken H-1B visa and employment-based green card systems. November 28, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20071128_urges.html Compete America today urged the U.S. Senate to adopt the Cantwell / Cornyn amendment to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, when debate renews next week. June 1, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070601_cantwell.html Compete America criticized the U.S. Senate vote to approve the Sanders Amendment to S. 1348, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act, in the following statement... May 24, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070524_ca_harshly_critical.html In the following statement, Compete America expressed major concerns about provisions for the employment-based, H-1B and green card systems as contained in the Senate immigration reform proposal introduced yesterday. May 18, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070518_ca_merit_based.html Compete America today issued the following statement in response to the comprehensive immigration reform legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate today May 17, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070517_ca_issues_statement.html Compete America, along with more than 125 leading companies, education organizations and trade associations, today sent a letter to Members of Congress to urge swift action on reforms to the counterproductive and outdated H-1B visa and employment-based (EB) green card programs. May 4, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070507_actionurged.html This report details national and state trends in high-tech employment, wages, and other key economic factors. The Cyberstates report is based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected from all businesses in the United States. April 25, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/resource/bibliography/index.html#links Compete America today praised the introduction of the "SKIL Bill" by Representative John Shadegg (R-AZ) and urged that the bill's provisions to reform both the H-1B visa and employment based (EB visa) green card processes be included in a House comprehensive immigration reform measure. April 18, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070418_shadegg.html Compete America today issued the following statement regarding "The High Tech Worker Relief Act" (S. 1092) as introduced by Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE). April 13, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070413_hagel.html Compete America today issued the following statement regarding H.R. 1758 as introduced by Representative David Wu (D-OR) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act. April 13, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070413_wu.html Compete America issued the following statement in regard to "The H-1B and L-1 Visa Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act of 2007" (S. 1035), as introduced by Senators Richard Durbin (D-IL) and Charles Grassley (R-IA). April 13, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070413_durbingrassley.html Compete America today praised the introduction of the "SKIL Bill" by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and urged that the bill's provisions to reform both the H-1B visa and employment based (EB visa) green card processes be included in a Senate comprehensive immigration reform measure. April 10, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070410_cornyn.html The unprecedented announcement today by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services that the FY '08 allotment of H-1B visas was met on the very first day applications were accepted was cited by Compete America as evidence that reform of the visa system for highly educated foreign professionals is critical and must be enacted this year. April 3, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070403_visacap.html Compete America today endorsed provisions of the "STRIVE" Act that include critically important provisions to reform both the employment based (EB) green card and H-1B visa programs. March 22, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070322_strive.html Compete America, a coalition committed to ensuring that the United States has the highly educated workforce necessary for continued innovation and job creation, today joined with the leaders of American business and higher education in calling on Congress to enact vital legislation needed to secure America's competitive position in the worldwide economy. March 13, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/news/alliance_pr/20070313_proclamation.html One of the more self-defeating aspects of this nation's immigration policy is its insistence on denying work visas to thousands of the world's most sought-after doctors, scientists, engineers and technical specialists, including those finishing their degrees at American universities. March 12, 2007 http://www.competeamerica.org/editorials/20070312_self_inflicted.html